Friedrich-Georg "Fritz" Thielen (25 September 1916 in Bremen – 11 June 1993 in Bremen) was a German politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the German Party, the Gesamtdeutsche Partei and the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD).
Friedrich Thielen | |
|---|---|
| President of the NPD | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Adolf von Thadden |
| Deputy of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen | |
| In office 13 October 1947 – August 1959 | |
| Constituency | Bremen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1916 Bremen, German Empire |
| Died | June 11, 1993 (aged 76) Bremen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1946–1959) German Party (1959–1961) National Democratic Party (1964–1993) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Thielen was born in Bremen and after working as a sawmill operator in Germany and in brickyards in occupied Ukraine, Thielen became a soldier in 1943 until the end of World War II. After the war he became a successful businessman in the building trade in Bremen.[1]
He joined the CDU in 1946 and became a leading figure locally before decamping to join the German Party in 1958, becoming one of its leading figures.[2] In this capacity he merged his party into the newly formed NPD and became the first leader of the party.[2] Replaced by Adolf von Thadden in 1967 he left the NPD and reactivated the German Party locally, with little success.